Reviews for: North Union Farmers Market

It is one of the best farmers markets in the country, if not the world. The fresh produce is of a very high quality and quite diverse. Several farmers sell excellent organic meat--it is the only place in Cleveland I've found to get grass fed beef--and the mushroom stand is second-to-none for both foraged and cultivated fungus. We also like the craftsfolk and the general community atmosphere.

Some of the best meals I've ever devised started with staples from the North Union Farmers Market. One on one interaction between regular sellers and weekly buyers is always rewarding, and the variety of offerings in an open air, pedestrian, and uniquely urban setting is what brings our family back each week.

I would rather patronize the small farmer any day than the big grocery stores. I like to interact with the farmers, since I have an organic vegetable garden. Makes it interesting conversation since we have something in common.

In the WINTER I so appreciate the N. Union farmer's market at Shaker Square still being available for my fresh food shopping. (During the summer I shop at the west side farmer's markets closer to where I live- and I'm sorry to see they're not on this list)

I like being able to buy great local products. The arthur location is so conveniant and helps the econamy of lakewood.

Because my sister lives in Cleveland and I want her to have all the benefits of fresh local food like I have in California.

Great food, well organized, virtually year-round operation, pleaseant setting and environment

The North Union Farmers Market is more than just a farmers' market. It's a culinary event.

Because the farmers are super friendly, they grow the most delicious produce, and becuase its all local!

There is nothing better than picking up fresh, local produce and food on a Saturday morning with all of the friends and family you love.

Love being able to buy fresh food from local farmers; also interesting assortment of prepared foods

I LOVE this market for the atmosphere, the quality of the food and the education I get from talking with the many vendors. It's a fabulous experience and I love to take my friends and turn them on to the beauty of buying directly from the farmers and artists.

I have loved this market since it's inception over 10 years ago! I love the sense of community it brings such as in Europe. It has grown tremendously over the years and with more and more local farmers and vendors. What can be better than fresh produce, food, organic products and supporting our local farmers. Our family loves it. We go every week. I only wish it could be daily!

Everything is directly from the farm or artisan, and quality is also fantastic! This is a very well managed farmers market.

Delicious foods, great customer service, good community building gathering place, and support for the farming families.

I support the North Union Farmers Market because they promote keeping us all healthy while we help support the local economy. All the vendors are sooo friendly and full of information...and they care, they really care...it's such healthy sweetness, and I'm not just talking about all the great bakery either!

It's the best one I've ever been to! Great locally grown produce, the best local eggs, meat, cheese (even homemade ice cream made from free range cows -- the yummiest!!!), fabulous baked goods, pre-made healthy foods, and even artisans! It's where I do all my shopping, and meet all my friends every week! The closest thin I can liken it to is a street festival where you can also buy really great food and art!

I love the variety of vendors, and the general ambience of the market. I have learned so much from the farmers and more and more we are eating local at this house.

Because everyone should be a localvore! It is important to support our local providers and to do our best to make planet earth a better place. Eat Organic!

to keep it local. Making sure they receive the profit for all their hard work. More organic is available.

It has an ample mix of area small farmers--enough to maintain choices among sources of all kinds of very fresh meats, vegetables and flowers plus a fair number of local crafts suppliers. All this comes with an opportunity to meet and greet lots of friends and acquaintances from the comunity.

It's in my neighborhood and because the farmers have very fresh, very high-quality food.

North Union Farmers Market is a valuable asset to our community. Having one place where I can access so many local farmers helps me to contribute to the local economy, reduce my carbon footprint, prepare GOOD food for my family, and all at one place I can walk or ride my bike to! We are lucky to have such a fabulous place.

I buy local!!! i want to eat local!! I want fresh natural food. And i want it to be easier for everyone else!! Because the corporate monsters that control are food are doing it unnatural and are being unfair to humans and animals! And if more of us stand up for the simplest things like a farmers market, then we can have an impact.

Because Cleveland needs positive, sustainable civic and economic groups like this farmer's market. Its delicious, too.

I think supporting the Farmers Market helps all of us sustain the local farmers and the ever decreasing farmlands. I trust that the North Union Farmers Market selects only vendors who are responsible care takers of the land who provide wholesome food that is essentially chemical free.

It ignites all 6 senses like no other place in my world. Taste: obvious with samples galore and of course the anticipation of a week full of food with TASTE; smell: flowers, crepes, pad thai wafting; sight: a color explosion thanks designs from mother nature & other artists; sound: weekly greetings, violins, steel drums, child delights; touch: zero packaging between fingers and food; and the 6th sense: always feels like the right place to be.

i fell into a nasty habit of eating produce and meat that was shipped across the country and the North Union Farmers Market has a great suppley of fresh, local foods for me and my family. love it

Friends and growers gather each Sat. AM--it's wonderful to see them together. Local food is better than factory food in every conceivable way. Now we just need a mechanism for selling MORE local food, either direct to consumers or to groceries and restaurants, in order to make food growing a major part of the urban landscape and economy.

Every Saturday morning, from shortly after dawn until noon, a "happening" takes place on Shaker Square along both sides of the rapid transit tracks. It consists of an incredible array of healthful,fresh locally grown/raised/prepared food; music (steel drums band, cellists, violinists, guitarists...); beautiful woodworking, handmade organic clothing and other arts/crafts; and hundreds of locals mingling and having a great time. In the 60s, it might have been called a "Be-in," but today, it's just a good time and one of the reasons why this community is such a great place to live.

Great local venue--supporting locally grown food does 'good' in so many ways: builds community, saves farmland, protects the environment, reduces fuel costs...to name a few!

Ohio has exceptional farmland that is being consumed by urban sprawl. The NUFM supports local farmers. In addition, Ohio is the "fattest" state! The Shaker square area is a diverse population area, and the NUFM brings healthy, locally grown food to an urban market to increase healthy lifestyle choices. Plus, it is "the" spot to meet and greet like-minded people in a community setting on Saturday mornings!

I love have locally grown fresh food available near-by on a weekly basis. I also enjoy the prepared foods, fresh flowers, and artisan stands.

They have wonderful, fresh, organic produce and beautiful flowers and delicious bakeries and creative arts and crafts. It's also a social event for me. I meet many of my friends and smooze. I also love the breakfast burritos.

It brings country to the city and reminds us of the food seasons for our region which are all confused now that food comes from so many different places around the world. It also creates a venue for small businesses to connect with people/customers they may not ordinarily know about or would find if not for the market. The market brings us back to the bounty of our local community and how much we have available to us in the Cleveland OH area.

It is a lot of fun, good quality produce, fresh mushrooms, fresh flowers, everything grown locally(which is v. important for me) and I got to know the people I buy from. Terrific atmosphere and great location (Crocker Park).I am looking forward to going there every Saturday morning. Victoria

It is a lot of fun, good quality produce, fresh mushrooms, fresh flowers, everything grown locally(which is v. important for me) and I got to know the people I buy from. Terrific atmosphere and great location (Crocker Park).I am looking forward to going there every Saturday morning. Victoria

It's just fun. There's produce if I want to cook, fantastic already prepared food if I'm feeling lazy, flowers to put on the table, and even unique gift items I can purchase for family and friends. And, it's just a fun destination for a Saturday morning at a great, convenient location right on the rapid line. And the Shaker Square atmosphere is fantastic!

The North Union Farmers market at Shaker Square is not only a place to shop, it's a community. I buy fresh, certified local produce and meats, and also get to visit with the vendors and all of my market friends. It's a totally different experience than the grocery store, not to mention the flavor and freshness of the product available at the market!

It's my favorite part of summers in Cleveland. Great food and people in a neat location at Shaker Square. The best weeks feature fresh crepes and a steel drum band :)

NUFM is an incredible asset to the community. With a mission to support health living, the economy and the environment through local foods, NUFM benefits consumers and farmers. NUFM not only runs markets; it also offers educational programming to farmers and community members. At the markets, NUFM offers an exceptional variety of vendors.

I love all the fresh seasonal produce changing weekly! It is amazing to me how much longer these products last than those purchased in traditional grocery store after travelling who knows how many miles!

I love cruising the booths and checking out what's fresh. The farmers take the time to talk about their products and share tips on growing, harvesting and cooking!

North Union Farmer's Market holds market events every day of the week all over the city. You can get great organic produce, eggs/dairy/meat from local humane and free range producers, many vendors sell jams/jellies/pies they make with the fruit from their farm, there are cooking demonstration, you can get organic flowers, Lake Erie Creamery sells the creamiest goat cheese I've ever had made from the milk of their own goats, a gentleman is there offering knive sharpening services and of course...Lucy's Sweet Surrender who sells the best strudel on the planet has a stand there. It's been around for years and was the brain child of a local chef named Parker Bosley. You routinely bump into the local star chefs at the market picking up fresh local ingredients for their patrons that evening.

It is the best open air market in the US, I have travelled to many across the US and this one has been the one other markets aspire to.

I support North Union Farmer's Market because I can buy locally grown, organic food and see friends while shopping.

They have a lot of good produce at low prices, it's fun to just go and walk thru all the while music may be playing by a musician. It's just a nice gathering.

Friendly people! This community supports each other so it feels good to be around, great variety- foods you don't see at the grocery store, it's a social event, there is variety-- music, crafts, food, treats, herbs, flowers, coffee. Related organizations make it broader and add surprise interest. There is food to taste and try, all wonderful, colorful, tasty, and healthy!

Its the best market, I've been shopping at this certified producer only farmers market for 15 years! All our dinners incorporate local Ohio farm grown products.

Because I support our local farmers, and North Union has been a tireless advocate for them.

I love having the opportunity to support our local farmers while also providing my family with great tasting, healthy and safe produce.

We love the freshness and variety of products as well and the friendliness and helpfulness of the vendors at the Westlake Crocker-Bassett market.

Not only is the food fresh and safe, but the farmers I've come to know over the years of shopping at North Union Farmers Market are wonderful people.

The markets they put together have great farmers - all with local, fresh products. And visiting these markets is a real social experience with all our friends and neighbors.

Really great people providing us with wonderful produce and eggs, meat and cheese plus homemade breads and jams and many other fine offerings.

Fresh fruits,vegetables,eggs, baked goods ...I love knowing where they came from, and where they've been! Better yet is getting to know the vendors and farmers, and feeling that I'm helping them, while I'm helping my family eat healthy and delicious food!

North Union is a great market with lots of terrific farmer vendors that bring local food to the market every week. I love buying my produce there.

North Union has been supporting local farming families for 15 years now! And the selection and quality products are unmatched.

The fruits and vegtables are so fresh. The flowers are wonderful and the people are freindly. Just a fun place to visit.

Not only do they have fresh fruits and vegetables but they are organic and feature sustainable farmers unlike the large Cleveland farmers market which has fruits and vegetables but you are not organic. I also have met so many nice famers like James who let me daughter come to his farm and milk his cows and take a ride on a tractor and eat spelt! Even the Botanical Gardens has a booth selling veggies and homemade salsa that benefits local gardens. There is always music in the summer and it goes indoors in the winter to still provide the best food year round. I love to take my daughter so she can get a closer view of where her food comes from. They even sell breakfast burritos- super yummy and filled with ingredients from the farmers at the market. I can't say enough. This is the best market I have been to.

There's nothing better than fresh, local food. Plus, there are so many vendors at this farmer's market -- it's fabulous!

Besides the wonderful selection of really fresh produce and the specialty items, there is a fabulous sense of community.

Everything you could ever need! Vegetables, fruit, meat, dairy, and other food items.